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Re: Make open ssh work with PKA on a Windows 2003 server


<http://www.cygwin.com/acronyms/#TOFU> - Reformatted

Yohann Rebattu wrote:
> thank you very much for answering me.
> i don't trust the other web site anymore about cygwin;
>
> i did read openssh.README and reinstall the whole thing
> the ssh-host-config didn't create sshd_server at the fisrt time, so
> since i've read the readme i ran cygrunsrv -R sshd
> and then run ssh-host-config again, this time it works and i got the
> proper user sshd_server but i got the error message about changing owner
> of /var/empty, /var/log/sshd.log
>
> so as explained in README file, i've tried to rerun ssh-host-config
> no error message this time.
> But once i run cygrunsrv -S sshd i get the message win32 error 1069
>
> So i had a look in the mailind list, i understood i had to change
> ownerchip of /var/empty and /var/log/sshd/log to SYSTEM:SYSTEM, but when
> i try to do it i get invalid user message.
>
> i'v tried to gave theses files to sshd or sshd_server (i don't know
> exactly wich one has to own the files) theses time i didn't get any
> error message, but still have error when runing the cygrunsrv -S sshd
> command.
>
> What shall i do now?
> thank you once again.
>

# net helpmsg 1069

The service did not start due to a login failure.

Sounds like sshd_service isn't allowed to log in. Check its permissions.

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